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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Colonel say the Town feels about the passing of a shadow?
(a) They don't talk about it.
(b) It is wonderful to be freed of the weight.
(c) They are relieved that the shadow is finally gone.
(d) It is a solemn event.

2. Where does the chubby girl say her grandfather has gone?
(a) To Finland.
(b) To System Headquarters.
(c) On vacation.
(d) To the INKlings' lair.

3. What does the narrator ask the Librarian to do for him when he is finished reading skulls?
(a) Wake him up.
(b) Make him breakfast.
(c) Bring him home.
(d) Make him some coffee.

4. What does the shadow say the Town's "exit" is guarded by?
(a) Watchmen.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Mind.
(d) Fear.

5. What song does the narrator begin to whistle in the sewer side vent?
(a) All Along the Watchtower.
(b) Purple Rain.
(c) Blowin' in the Wind.
(d) I Go to Pieces.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men does the narrator first see when he looks out the window to where the men are digging the hole?

2. Where does the chubby girl say she wants to go with the narrator when the reach the subway at the end of Chapter 29?

3. What does the narrator tell the librarian about himself when she says she wants to know more about him?

4. Where is the shadow when the narrator comes to visit him at the beginning of Chapter 32?

5. What does the Professor use the paperclips for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the parallels between the video game the narrator plays at the beginning of Chapter 35 and his life.

2. Describe the scene when the narrator first enters the laundromat.

3. What is the significance of the narrator's realization of what the accordion is and how to use it?

4. Which situation does the narrator define as "despair" in Chapter 33?

5. Explain the significance of the song "Danny Boy" for the narrator's life.

6. What does the narrator do after arriving in his apartment in Chapter 31?

7. Describe how the narrator's shadow is living at the beginning of Chapter 32.

8. Why does the narrator say looking for the Librarian's mind is not like looking for raindrops?

9. Explain the importance of belief as described in Chapter 34.

10. How does the narrator explain his decision in Chapter 40?

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